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With Winter holidays approaching the thought of a ‘cleanse’ might seem counterintuitive and is often a concept we reserve for New Year’s Day. According to Ayurveda, Fall is one of the best times of year to cleanse. The reason for this is because fall tends to gift us with mild weather. Doing a cleanse during... Read More >

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Are you only getting a fraction of what you want in your life despite hard work and effort? What if I told you that you have the power and capacity to be unconditionally happy, to do or have anything you want and promised to prove it with actual facts rather than “woo-woo” stuff. Despite being... Read More >

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Feeling bloated is never comfortable or fun but can happen to anyone. It commonly occurs from poor eating habits like not chewing your food well enough, multi-tasking, or eating mindlessly. Being bloated can also be related to stress, PMS, weak digestion, poor food combining for those with sensitive stomachs (such as eating starch with protein,... Read More >

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What are Chakras? The 7 chakras found in your subtle body (or spiritual body) are sources in which energy flows through and are located along the spine. In Sanskrit, the ancient language of India, “chakra” means wheel. The chakras can be thought of as wheels of powerful energy within your body that correspond with your... Read More >

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Holiday stress can get the best of us. While the holidays should be a joyous time when you get to spend time with loved ones, the chaos of planning for them, on top of the busy lives we already lead can be enough to leave anyone feeling frantic and overwhelmed. During this time of year,... Read More >

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Yoga has serious benefits for runners, including improving flexibility, easing aches and pains, and helping with recovering from long runs and races. Yoga helps with stability and core strength and opens up the lungs so runners can breathe more deeply. Whether you’re a long distance runner or just somebody who likes to get outside for... Read More >

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Over the last few weeks in class, I’ve been asking my students to take their yoga practice beyond their physical bodies and make it something more than just a physical exercise. I’ve been encouraging them to make it spiritual, emotional, metaphysical and really go beyond where the mind can take them. Vinyasa Yoga (which is... Read More >

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I grew up loving the game of baseball and played all the way until my senior year in college at Arizona State. After the 5th operation on my left knee, my body could no longer hold up. I had to give up my first love and spent many years after searching for a new identity... Read More >

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Being a full time yoga teacher has taught me a lot of lessons. One of the first lessons I learned was to take care of my body. When you’re constantly moving around the room, you need to make sure you’re in tip top shape before stepping in to demo a pose or give a lesson. ... Read More >

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September. The weather cools down by five degrees and brings with it monsoons. School starts again. Football starts again. And Yoga is celebrated nationwide. That’s right. Yoga. September is National Yoga Month. It became a national observance in 2008 thanks to the Department of Health and Human Services and was designed to educate all ages... Read More >